(2014 ARCHIVED) Nejc Žnidarčič - Slovenia
NEJC ZNIDARCIC (Slovenia) - Nominee for 'Sportsman of the Year'
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- Born: 1984, sport: downriver (K1 classic, K1 sprint, K1 sprint teams, C2 sprint teams), represents: Slovenia
- 2014: World Champion K1 sprint team and silver K1 sprint
- 2013: silver K1 sprint and bronze K1 team World Championships, European Champion K1 sprint and silver K1 classic teams, World Cups: gold K1 sprint and bronze K1 classic (Valtellina), gold K1 sprint (Banja Luka)
29-year old Nejc Znidarcic from Solkan, Slovenia is one of downriver racing's most prolific medalists since his senior international debut in 2002.
With scores of World, European and national titles plus 25 World Cup podiums across the downriver racing categories, he has come to be an authority in the downriver racing field. The best way to understand his major successes is visually:
World Championships (in K1) | European Championships (in K1) | |||||||
Event | sprint |
team (sprint) |
classic |
team (classic) |
sprint |
team (sprint) |
classic |
team (classic) |
Gold | 2011, 2012 |
2008, 2012, 2014 |
2009, 2013 | |||||
Silver |
2010, 2013, 2014 |
2011 | 2013 | |||||
Bronze | 2012, 2013 | 2010, 2012 |
His first major medal came in 2001 when he won a sensational silver in K1 classic at the Junior Europeans.
Activities and achievements off the water:
- Nicknamed 'Gnida'
- Studied in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Current high-performance athlete in the Slovenian Armed Forces
- Enjoys nature, moutain biking and running in his spare time
This is a 2014 archived nominee. For the 2015 nominees click on the button below.